Clarion Defender_1972-06-29

THIS NEWSPAPER IS THE OLDEST BLACK PUBLICATION IN THE NORTHWEST JUNE 29, 1972 13 "1550 On Your Dial" e f~ THE ~OfJL 0 F JIMMY"BANGBANG"WALKER i) 0 e T L 4 NP "SOUL ON WEEKENDS" Portland Vancouver 15031 285-5.575 12061 693-5970 "1550 On Your Dial" JIMMY"IANG lANG" WALKER "SOUl ON Wf£1CENDS'' Portland ¥•-• 15031 285-5.575 12061 693-5970 THr FORENOS~ FUNC~ION OF ~HE CLARION D~FENDD IS ~0 SERVE ~HE BES~ IN~ERES~S OF f'H8 BLACK Co1!11UNI~Y. h'E A~J:.' AN "INVOLVED" NDISPAPD. 118 ~A'ICE A S~AND ON tSSUES -- BOKE~IK8S WE S~EP ON A F.EW roEs. Bu~ I" ~HE i"INAL AN.4.LYBIS, . ISN 1 ~ ~HA'r> WHA~ I~ 1 S .ALL .4.BOU~? BRUISED 'rOES OF~EN AC~IVA~E SLUGGISH f'HINICINQ A~~If'UDES. BE~~ER A DISGRUN~LE& R8ADER ~HAN AN APA~HE~IC ONE! NEWSPAPDINQ IS A TOUGH, OF~Elf ~HANK­ LESS oTOB, WI~H NININAL FINANCIAL RE'rURlTS. ANY NEWSPAPER NAN WOR~H HIS SALT HAS LONG SINCE DISCARDED ANY NOTION OF THE 11 FAS~ BucJ' OF "B'IG DOLLAR", OF COURSE, HE HAS TO !'fAKE A LIVING, BU~ ~HE TTNDERLYING CURRENT OF NO– 'riVATION IS SERVICE TO HIS READERS, liE DO NOT PRIN~ THE CLARION DEFENDER ~0 IKPRESS ~HE WHITES WITH OUR PSEUDO-SOPHIS~I- CA~ED APPROACH. WE ARE N~T OUT TO INGRAT- IA~E OURSELVES WITH !l'HE SO-CALLED 11 P"WERS ~HAT BE", WE LEAVE 1 0BoTECTIVITY. 1 ~0 THE FENCE-RIDERS, FoR US, TH~E IS NO TRICKY NEUTRAL GR'OUND. WE HAYE OPINIONS AND WE YOIC:E 'rHE1f. . WE ARE PRO-HUlfANITY t BLACK, WHITE, YELLOW, RED. WE ARE ANTI-PHONINESS, JF WE SNELL A RA~, WE SOUND THE ALARlf TO ALERT THE CONNUNITY. WE ARE ON T~E SIDE.O? .JUSTICE.• EQUAL'ITY AND FREEDO~. JN . THEORY, TRU~H IS BEAUTIFUL. IN REA~ I~Y, TRU~H IS OFTEN HARSH AND UNPLEASANT. Bu·~ · NO AlfOUNT OF "UNDER THE RUG 11 S';IEEPING CAN HIDE ~HE ~RUTH FOR LONG. THE BUlfP ~UWS LARGER ~ND LARGER UNTIL 1~ TRIPS US UP. BEiTER TO KiEP 'J.·HE FLOORS CLEAN AND THE TRU~ IS OPEN YIEW FOR ALL TJ EXANTNE. W~ DO NO~ ~RY TO IlfPOSE OU~ YIEWS ON O~HERS, WE S~ATE ~HE FAC~S; WE G1YE OUR OPINIONS; WE REAC~ OUR. CONCLUSION, THE NAT– 'f/RAL SEQUENCE OF THE. !IEWSPAPER-READER EXPER• .IENCE IS ~HA~ YOU, ~HZ RE.-tDER, REVIEW ~HE FAC~s .• FOR.lf YOUII. OPIN~ONS, REACH !.!!J!!i CON- 1 CLUSIONS, iF OUR. YIEWS COINCIDE,,BEAU~lFUL, IF •o~, ~IUf' IS YOUR. HUNAN _RIGR~. EI~HP lt'A7, f'B8 K8R8 FAC~ f'RA'J' YOU JUY.l' REACf'ED IS B.EADY WIN~. - FOR Iff KEANB 'J'IUf' W6' RAVE 'DON~ on t~o• w~££! . f .. CL~IDN DEFENDZR ·16 NO!' .4. CONf'ROLL• ,D ....,.,u.a. Ir- Ill· TOUR NWBiiAPD. ---- ...... . ·· .. -:~ -::.. ·: . .;-· '· $ YOU SAVE MORE THAN 43 °/e OVER THE 51 NGLE COPY PRICE EACH ISSUE WILl BE DELIVERED RIGHT TO YOUR DOOR MAIL THIS COUPON TODA To: THE CLAIUON DEF£11Da p. o••• 11095 PorduMI. 0••.. 97ZII m• r-,..., .._,..ion .. n. c..,._ D 11 ~,~:' = ductOry Role ol 26 w .... ,., $2.95. , ......... ..., or anhl. MUM-------------------– ~---------------------- ITAft